Events

Each year since 1938, Natural Products Association MarketPlace, the official trade show and conference of the Natural Products Association, has provided businesses with new natural products, access to education and advocacy, and opportunities to build industry relationships.

Keynote speaker

Friday, June 24Keynote Speaker: Tieraona Low Dog, MD
10:00 – 11:00 amDr. Low Dog’s extensive career in studying natural medicine began more than twenty-five years ago. She studied midwifery, massage therapy, and was a highly respected herbalist, serving as President of the American Herbalist Guild and running a teaching clinic in Albuquerque, before going on to receive her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Tieraona opened and ran a successful integrative medical clinic in Albuquerque, NM before joining the faculty of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona where she currently serves as the Director of the Fellowship.

Saturday, June 25Saturday SuperSession: Senator Tom Harkin, (D-IA)
9:00 – 10:00 am Senator Harkin’s dedication to agriculture dates back to 1975 when he first came to Congress and became a member of the Agriculture Committee. In that time, he has served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, where he led efforts to enact the 2002 and 2007 farm bills. These bills greatly expanded federal support for renewable energy, strengthened the farm income safety net, preserved millions and millions of acres of land through agriculture conservation efforts, invested hundreds of millions of dollars in small towns through rural development efforts and ensured tens of millions of Americans have access to sufficient and healthful food.

Natural Products Association MarketPlace has a lot to offer outside the show floor. All education and events are included with your registration unless otherwise noted.